Tsutomu Sato (佐藤 勉, Satō Tsutomu; born 20 June 1952) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in 2009 and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission from 2008 to 2009 under Prime Minister Taro Aso.

He served as parliamentary vice minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2001 to 2002, chairman of the House Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications from 2006 and senior vice minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in 2007.

[1] In September 2008, he was appointed Sato was appointed as Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso.

Sato served in this and his previous positions concurrently until Motoo Hayashi was appointed to succeed him in the latter.

The LDP returned to power in 2012, and Sato was appointed chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee in October 2013, when his predecessor Ichiro Kamoshita resigned due to health reasons.